HE-double-toothpicks

English Etymology The word hell spelled out, referring to the fact that a lowercase L resembles a toothpick. Noun HE-double-toothpicks - en idiomatic euphemistic Hell. en 1982 Peter W. Davis Hometown Yet you try it out and the gimpy ones will scream H-E double toothpicks about Social Security in their golden years, which I want to tell them I need some security right now or I'm not going to have any golden years. en 1999 Chip Ward Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West Rural Mormons like my friend do not use the "H word" lightly. They say "HE double toothpicks" rather than pronounce the word out loud. en 2002 Christopher Breen Mac 911 When they do, all kinds of h-e-double-toothpicks can ensue—including a mac that freezes during the startup process. Usage notes May be formed with varying levels of hyphen usage. See also en HE-double-hockey-sticks en abbreviated euphemisms